the Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle
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The Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle is a collection of medieval French chansons de geste centered on the heroic deeds and battles of the knight Guillaume (William) of Orange in the service of Charlemagne.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chanson de geste cycle
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epic cycle ⓘ medieval French literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carolingian legends
NERFINISHED
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Crusading ideology ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Aliscans
NERFINISHED
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Chanson de Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Fierabras (in some traditions associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ La Prise d’Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Charroi de Nîmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Couronnement de Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Moniage Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Moniage Rainouart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| earliestCompositionCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form |
decasyllabic verse
ⓘ
laisses ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson de geste
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epic poetry ⓘ |
| heroFamily | Aymeri de Narbonne’s lineage ⓘ |
| heroTitle | count of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later French epic tradition ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Matter of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Guillaume d’Orange
NERFINISHED
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William of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Guillaume’s defense of the realm
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Guillaume’s relationship with weak kings ⓘ |
| opponentGroup | Saracens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedCycle |
Doon de Mayence cycle
NERFINISHED
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Roland cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousElement |
Christian piety
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miraculous interventions ⓘ |
| setting |
Iberian frontier
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southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
medieval French literature
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philology ⓘ |
| subject |
battles against Saracens
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heroic deeds ⓘ service to Charlemagne ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian–Muslim conflict
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feudal loyalty ⓘ martial heroism ⓘ royal service ⓘ |
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